Watercolour Challenge
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| Watercolour Challenge | |
 Watercolour Challenge |
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| Format | Game show |
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| Created by | Planet 24 |
| Starring | Hannah Gordon |
| Country of origin | UK |
| No. of episodes | 210 x 30 mins. 4 series |
| Production | |
| Running time | 25 Minutes |
| Broadcast | |
| Original channel | Channel 4 |
| Original run | 15 June 1998 – 23 November 2001 |
Watercolour Challenge was a daytime television programme broadcast in the United Kingdom.
It was presented by Hannah Gordon and directed by Tim Conrad and was shown on Channel 4 from 1998 until 2002.
In the programme three amateur artists are given four hours to paint, in watercolour, the same scene or landscape, often with widely different interpretations. At the end of the four hours the guest professional artist for the week judges the paintings and selects the winner, who would then appear in a regional final, and if successful would compete in the end of season final.
The guest artist also has a segment where they provide tips for the watching audience to improve their painting technique.
The locations of each landscape painted changed in each programme, with various regions of both Great Britain and Ireland being visited, as well as a special show from Provence. The 2002 final was held in Tuscany. Expert art judges included the artists Jason Bowyer, Mike Chaplin, Annette Kane, Hazel Soan, and Jenny Wheatley. In 1999 Timmy Mallett was a regional judge for one episode of the show. A celebrity edition was produced, including Bill Oddie and Phillip Franks. The show was briefly presented by Cherie Lunghi when Hannah Gordon was unable to do so due to illness.
In 2001 it won a Royal Television Society (RTS) award in the category of Best Features - Daytime.
There have been two books written related to the television programme, "Watercolour Challenge": A Complete Guide to Watercolour Painting by Diana Vowles and "Watercolour Challenge": Practical Painting Course from Channel 4 books.
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[edit] Series guide
- Series 1: 49 editions first shown 15 June 1998 to 04 September 1998
- Series 2: 60 editions first shown 02 June 1999 to 29 October 1999
- Series 3: 50 editions first shown 16 October 2000 to 22 December 2000
- Series 4: 51 editions first shown 03 September 2001 - 23 November 2001
[edit] References
- "UKGameShows". Watercolour Challenge. http://www.ukgameshows.com/index.php/Watercolour_Challenge. Retrieved on August 21, 2005.
- "The best of British TV". Watercolour Challenge. http://www.users.globalnet.co.uk/~ajs/tvwaterc.html. Retrieved on August 21, 2005.
- "Timmy Mallett - Television". Watercolour Challenge. http://www.brillianttv.co.uk/timmymallett/television-watercolour.html. Retrieved on August 21, 2005.
- "OFF THE TELLY". Watercolour Challenge review. http://www.offthetelly.co.uk/reviews/2002/watercolourchallenge.htm. Retrieved on August 21, 2005.
- "Web Archive". Archive of http://www.channel4.com/culture/microsites/W/wcc/. http://web.archive.org/web/20021201122057/http://www.channel4.com/culture/microsites/W/wcc/. Retrieved on August 21, 2005.
[edit] External links
[edit] Books
- "Watercolour Challenge": A Complete Guide to Watercolour Painting
- "Watercolour Challenge": Practical Painting Course
